Contour Manitoba Map

About Contour, Manitoba

Contour is a locality in 35-10-10-E, Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a town. Contour is located at 49.8778°N, 96.1125°W.

Contour sits in a vast, flat expanse where the sky seems to stretch into infinity, a land shaped by the patient work of water and wind over millennia. It lies 34.4 km south-south-west of Pinawa, MB (from Pinawa, MB: bearing 209°T), and is situated 14.7 km west of Elma. Here, the earth unfurls in broad, sweeping strokes of cultivated fields, a rich, dark loam that drinks deeply of the sun and rain. Occasional clusters of poplar and willow trees, their leaves a vibrant green in the warmer months, offer fleeting shadows against the relentless prairie light, and the air, when it’s not carrying the scent of turned soil, often holds a crisp, clean stillness. In the distance, the horizon is a sharp, unwavering line, broken only by the slow, majestic passage of clouds that paint fleeting dramas across the blue canvas. The land itself feels ancient, a quiet testament to forces far grander than human endeavor. The history of Contour is deeply entwined with the agricultural heartland it inhabits, a story told in the rise and fall of grain prices and the enduring spirit of those who coax life from this fertile ground. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of abundant land, carved their homesteads out of the prairie sod, establishing a way of life that continues to define Contour. The economy here remains firmly rooted in farming, with wheat, canola, and barley being the principal crops, their golden hues ripening under the summer sun. While the modern world brings its own innovations, the fundamental rhythms of planting and harvest, dictated by the seasons, still govern the pace of life, a gentle, unhurried progression that carries the echoes of generations past.

About This Contour Map Page

Explore Contour, Manitoba, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 49.877778, -96.1125. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Contour includes the postal code (R5H), telephone area code (204, 431). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Contour is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.